Vehicle Description
1972 Chevrolet K-10 Pickup
Starting in the model year 1967 General Motors introduced a whole
new design of their truck line. This new line came with the
nickname "Action Line". This new C/K line of trucks had added
modern conveniences to a truck that had previously been built for
work purposes. These new conveniences included coil spring rear
suspension, with leaf spring suspension still available if you
preferred. All of the two-wheel drive trucks came with independent
front suspensions.
For consignment, a nice and straight, rust free, K-10 Pickup. This
4x4 is bathed in interesting and beautiful dark green paint and
uses black accenting along with shiny chrome for its look. A 350ci
V8 motor is now in, and for the interior, wonderfully redone. Oh
and don't forget the oak lined bed looking like new, and it's open
for the world to see!
Exterior
Probably one of the most popular of all the GM trucks, this 2nd
generation last year 1972 has the look that is very desirable. A
nice shiny egg crate grille, single round headlights on either side
within a square chrome bezel, and wide surround just above the
bumper and all is in very good condition. This leads the way for
the straight steel with well minded gaps and all bathed in dark
green metallic paint. Badging, marker lighting, handles and mirrors
have been kept in chrome and adds a nice peppering of accenting to
the turquoise background. On the back of the cab is a long sliding
lightly tinted glass window and this gazes out upon the fully
restored oak lined bed and polished diamond plate tool box.
Beautiful dark green metallic also bathes this inside, and
tailgate, and there does not appear to be a mark on it. Chrome
plated 6 spoke rims in 16-inch format are wrapped in deeply treaded
LT285/75R16 radials. Overall an excellent presentation on an iconic
must have model K-10.
Interior
Utility meets comfort, and a smattering of bling also is noted for
this interior. The door panels, in black, have an embossed Sheridan
tooled look on these panels, along with black molded plastic for
the armrests, and the lower panel is all dark green steel. Moving
to the bench, it's beautiful and a nice compliment to the exterior,
utilizing black vinyl which has been tucked and rolled for the
inserts. The surrounding bolsters are black vinyl, and all are in
excellent condition, as are the Sheridan embossings within the
seats. In front of the 2 spoke steering wheel is the iconic dash
for GM in this generation in the form of a trio of round gauges
within a black dash front. More circular instruments in smaller
format run along the bottom of the dash front. Chromed eyeball
vents are seen on each corner. Mounted neatly in dash central is an
aftermarket sound system with AM/FM/Cassette capabilities. This
truck is equipped with Classic Auto Air A/C, and has a black padded
dash top. Black textured matting is like new and covering the
floors, and above is a black tucked and rolled vinyl headliner.
Drivetrain
Under the hood, and within a gaggle of wiring and hoses is stuffed
a 350ci engine. This has an aluminum intake and a Holley 4-barrel
carburetor feeding things, and on back a TH350 3-speed automatic.
Rear wheel power is distributed by a 12-bolt rear and with a pull
of the transfer case handle the Dana 44 front axle can be engaged.
Headers are now on and melt into a Flowmaster exhaust.
Undercarriage
All clean underneath with light surface rust seen only on the leaf
springs. All else is nice and black and structurally sound. Even
the bed liner boards underneath look great! Leaf springs all
around, and power disc brakes for the front, and power drums for
the back.
Drive-Ability
All was well with a quick fire up and the test track was no match
for this restored C-10. All was fine with acceleration, panic
stopping, and even handling was good with all functions operating
as designed.
A very sedate and eye-catching color and really nicely done on this
iconic must have generation and year C-10. Beautifully done, and
now all you have to do is turn the key and off to work or play.
Life does not get any better in this bowtie world.
CKE142B115147
C-Chevrolet
K-4wd
E-V8
1-1/2 Ton
4-Pickup
2-1972
B-Baltimore, MD Assy Plant
115147-Sequential Unit Number
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with showroom space for up to 1,000 vehicles. Also, a 400 vehicle
barn find collection is on display. This vehicle is located in our
showroom in Morgantown, Pennsylvania, conveniently located just
1-hour west of Philadelphia on the I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike. The
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